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Batteries

Laptop batteries are both a blessing and a curse. Enabling the mobility that users want and value, batteries still encumber mobile users with their weight. In the laptop battery section of this device review guide, find out how to rebuild a laptop battery or improve the life of a battery.

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Extend notebook battery life by managing power consumption

Tip - If you're not happy with the power-management software provided by your notebook maker or by what's provided in Windows by default, a program called SpeedswitchXP might help fit the bill.
Mobile device battery capacity improved with nanotechnology

Brighthand.com - Mobile device battery capacity could be improved due to advances in nanotechnology.
Choosing your next mobile device

Tip - Lisa Phifer examines mobile devices -- ultralight notebooks, tablet PCs, and ultra mobile PCs -- designed for mobile workers and focuses on mobile device size, weight, battery life, wireless connectivity, ease of use and appropriateness to environment.
The mobile power challenge

Tip - Mobile devices are power-hungry and the fundamental need to continue to improve both power-to-weight and absolute capacity, as well as a desire to lower recharge times, have resulted in a number of advances in battery research.
Improving laptop battery life

NotebookReview.com - Laptop batteries can only be effective if they offer mobile users enough time to fulfill a project. Improving and extending laptop battery life can augment workers productivity.
Laptop battery rebuild tutorial

NotebookReview.com - Long-term use of laptop battery eventually leads to its weakening and being less able to take and keep a charge. This tutorial provides a cheap, do-it-yourself fix-it alternative to replacing the battery with a new or refurbished one.

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